Elbow perform on the main stage during day three of the Electric Picnic festival in Stradbally, County Laois (Niall Carson/PA)The organiser of Ireland’s largest music festival, Electric Picnic, has expressed confidence that it will get the go-ahead this year. While a number of test events have been staged, Ireland’s live music and entertainment sector remains effectively closed down due to coronavirus regulations. Expand Close Electric Picnic is Ireland’s largest music festival (Niall Carson/PA) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Electric Picnic is Ireland’s largest music festival (Niall Carson/PA)However, the organisers of Electric Picnic hope the festival can go ahead at the end of September with 70,000 attendees, with entry conditions including proof of vaccination or of having already recovered from the virus. “Because I very actively believe that the Electric Picnic will take place and I say that because I can’t see any reason at this point in time why it wouldn’t take place at the end of September. “We are two months away from it.”Last month Tanaiste Leo Varadkar said proof of vaccination or Covi-19 recovery could be used, in conjunction with testing, to help live music resume.

Source: Irish Independent August 02, 2021 14:26 UTC